Who's Playing the Horror Game? [Infinite]

[The blurb is written in second person; the main text is in third person]

Recently, a horror open-world game called Dream Utopia opened for closed beta testing.

The game was famous for its high degree of freedom and its terrifyingly designed stages.

Here, everyone was divided into two realms: the NPC realm and the player realm.

The realms hated, overlapped with, and influenced each other.

Gathering, splitting, assimilation, parasitism...

A character's identity could change at almost any moment.

Hatred, betrayal, murder...

Thick, viscous liquid covered almost every corner of every stage.

As a gaming shut-in, you were lucky enough to be invited to the closed beta, only to discover that everything in the game was real.

Blood, screams, and death were like shadows that wouldn't fade. They followed you everywhere, surrounded you, and tried to drag you into that bottomless mire.

Fortunately, you weren't alone. You still had your childhood friends, people you could trust with your back, to support you along the way.

After enduring all kinds of dangers, just before you were about to clear the game, you suddenly noticed a dagger glinting coldly as it crept silently toward you from behind.

You whipped around, grabbed his wrist, and raised his arm high. Then you yanked him forward. Your two burning bodies pressed together in an instant, and you could even feel his breathing grow rough with excitement.

At that moment, you leaned close to his ear and spoke at the same time as he did.

"Idiot, did you never consider that there might not be any players around you?"

[Reading Guide]

1. Updates follow the rankings before signing; daily updates after signing.

2. The focus is on logical horror and the protagonist's group. The perspective follows the protagonist. The logic serves this story alone.

3. Deaths and resurrection cards depend on the stage and its rules. Not everyone survives the ending.

4. Hoping for a lively comments section.

Theme: Learn to face difficulties with courage.